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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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T able II.-
B.-C lassification of the N utrition of C hildren I nspected during the Y ear in the R outine A ge G roups.
| Age Groups. | No. of Children Inspected | A. (Excellent) | B. (Normal) | C. (Slightly Subnormal) | D. (Bad) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Entrants | 2,489 | 478 | 19.2 | 1,832 | 73.6 | 174 | 7.0 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Second Age-Group | 3,046 | 639 | 21.0 | 2,237 | 73.4 | 161 | 5.3 | 9 | 0.3 |
| Third Age-Group | 1,948 | 467 | 24.0 | 1,407 | 71.9 | 69 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Other Routine Inspections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 7,483 | 1,584 | 21.2 | 5,476 | 73.2 | 404 | 5.4 | 19 | 0.2 |
Table III.
Return of E xceptional C hildren in the A rea on 31 st D ecember, 1935.
| Children Suffering From Multiple Defects. | |||||
| Any combination of the following types of defect:- | |||||
| Blindness (not partial Blindness), Deafness (not partial Deafness), Mental Defect (Feeble minded), Severe Epilepsy. Active Tuberculosis. | |||||
| Crippling (as defined in Table III.-Crippled Children.) | |||||
| Heart Disease. | |||||
| Combination of Defect. | At Certified Special Schools. | At Public Elementary Schools. | At Other Institutions. | At no School or Institution. | Total. |
| Feeble Minded and Cripple | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
| ,, ,, Epileptic | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 |
| ,, ,, Blind | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| ,, ,, Deaf Mute | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, ,, Severe Heart | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis & Cripple | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |